It’s the holiday season and that means we celebrate a whole mishmash of different cultural traditions including the Yule Log. The Yule Log was originally associated with the Winter Solstice but it has come to be associated with Christmas Day as well.
I rather like the Winter Solstice and the Summer Solstice and both the Fall and Spring Equinox. They are markers in the year and they signify significant events in terms of the seasons and certainly can symbolically represent stages of life.
I think it’s a good idea to acknowledge the passage of time and these special days during the year. It ties us back to our world and to the environment and makes us more aware of the passage of time. These are significant things. Even our ancestors understood the importance of marking and acknowledging the passage of time and the change of seasons.
Many years ago I produced a Yule Log video for broadcast on Christmas mornings for Citytv Calgary. It ran for a few years but I doubt it exists any longer since it was produced before the days of high definition. But, lucky for me, I happen to have a DVD copy of the Winter Yule Log Program I produced and so I’m still able to share it with the world on YouTube. Happy Winter Solstice!
Happy Winter Solstice
May your day be filled with blessings
Like the sun that lights the sky,
And may you always have the courage
To spread your wings and fly!
